All Designing Social Value articles – Page 3
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NewsBuilding Design launches campaign focused on designing for different generations
Boomers to Zoomers will look at the challenges inherent in meeting intergenerational design needs
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FeaturesBoomers to Zoomers: Designing for the Generations
As BD launches its new campaign, Ben Flatman sets out the challenges and themes that it will explore
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OpinionWhy we need an intergenerational approach to urban design and architecture
Ben Flatman introduces BD’s new ‘Boomers to Zoomers: Designing for the Generations’ campaign
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OpinionAffordable housing in city centres: necessity or luxury?
Mixing social housing in with privately owned homes is key to making British cities more vibrant and liveable
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NewsAlma-nac unveils redesign of Tooting community incubator for Business Launchpad
Scheme delivers updated facilities and strong visual presence on the high street
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NewsKhan commits to ending rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected
Sadiq Khan to set aside additional £10m to tackle problem
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NewsIn pictures: Costa’s Barbers by Brisco Loran and Arrant Industries
Collaborative project explores the potential for reimagining traditional retail spaces in light of new permitted development rights
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NewsEntries open for Architect of the Year Awards 2024
Awards launch with three new categories and an entry deadline of 17 May
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OpinionThe dial has moved: the age of automatic demolition and rebuild has come to an end
Attitudes have shifted irrevocably in favour in conservation and retrofit, writes Henrietta Billings
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OpinionIt’s time to liberate our streets by handing back control to local communities
Why do we massively subsidise on-street parking when there are so many other good uses for our streets, asks Samuel Hughes
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OpinionOxford's 15-minute city debate risks turning into a ‘gridlock of stupid’
Seemingly innocuous proposals to reduce traffic in Oxford are being framed as a socialist version of the Truman Show, writes David Rudlin
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OpinionMaking public consultation meaningful remains a huge challenge
We know that proper engagement with local communities can improve design, but getting the model right is difficult, writes Flora Samuel
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ReviewHome Truths by Ben Derbyshire
A new book by former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire offers a thought provoking analysis of the issues facing architecture and housing design, writes Catherine Burd
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ReviewOn the Street by Edwin Heathcote
Nicholas de Klerk reviews a new book by Edwin Heathcote that explores the way in which we invest meaning into our public spaces through inhabiting them.
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OpinionWhat next for the future of housing design?
We need to work harder to make our housing and communities more sustainable, writes Adam Darby
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from sharing our ideas?
We need to collaborate more to ensure we come up with the best solutions, writes Anna Beckett
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OpinionWe all have a role to play in building the diverse workforce needed to confront the climate crisis
Mentoring can help build a more diverse workforce that is better placed to confront the sustainability challenge, writes Hero Bennett
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OpinionArchitectural graduates can earn more at McDonald’s. That’s bad for diversity and the profession
Ludicrously expensive education, low-pay and structural barriers to career progression are hindering efforts to diversify the profession, writes Naomi Fisher
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OpinionA single School of Place won’t fix placemaking. We need better urban design teaching across the board
A School of Place may be no bad thing, but what we really need is a core curriculum for all urban design courses, which can be rolled out everywhere, writes David Rudlin
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NewsSequel to Grenfell Tower Inquiry play set to be staged
Follow-up 2021’s “Grenfell: Value Engineering” will probe ministers’ failings and product-manufacturers’ disregard for public safety